The Latin Touch (The Saint TV Series)

Plot
Holidaying in Rome, the Saint befriends Sue Inverest, the daughter of American senator Hudson Inverest, as she is being overcharged by a taxi driver. As they tour the Colosseum, the Saint is knocked unconscious, and comes to in jail with the taxi driver, Marco. Sue has been kidnapped by mobster Tony Unciello, whose location is unknown. Meeting Unciello at his request, Hudson Inverest is given twenty-four hours to order the reprieve of Unciello's brother, currently on Death Row in the United States. After several hours of searching, the Saint discovers Unciello's hiding place and purposefully has himself caught, sending a message to Senator Inverest by telephone at the hideout which leads him and police to the place.

Origin
This episode was adapted from the short story of the same name from the 1953 book The Saint in Europe.